Overview
Black and white photographs of women in the United States, most of whom are involved in politics, by Diana Mara Henry, photographer.
Dates
- Creation: 1969-1985
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the photographs created by Diana Mara Henry is held by Diana Mara Henry.
Copying. Photographs may be copied only with the written permission of Diana Mara Henry.
Extent
72 folders ((69 photograph folders, 3 folio photograph folders) plus electronic records)This inventory is arranged in rough numerical order using the numbers and subject groupings assigned to the photographs by Diana Mara Henry. These numbers are to be used when ordering prints from the photographer. The wording in the subject headings and the captions is also that of Henry; the only changes made in preparing this inventory involved the addition of a few words, in brackets, to differentiate between two shots of the same scene. Diana Mara Henry's web site is being captured periodically as part of Harvard University Library's Web Archive Collection service (WAX); searchable archived versions of the web site will be available through this finding aid in 2010.
BIOGRAPHY
Diana Mara Henry has worked as a free-lance photographer and as a teacher of photography in New York City since her graduation from Radcliffe College in 1969. This collection of her works consists of nearly 600 black and white photographs of women in the United States. The emphasis of the collection is on women in politics, particularly in campaigns, conventions, feminist demonstrations, and fund-raising events. Also included are photographs of actresses, women lawyers and journalists, fashion editors and models, children, teenagers, and senior citizens.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: D-1, 87-M108, 2008-M62
The photographs of Diana Mara Henry were deposited with the Schlesinger Library in November, 1976, July 1987 and April 2008 by Diana Mara Henry.
Processing Information
Processed: August, 1977
By: Nikki Kowalski
Updated: January, 2012
By: Joanne Donovan
Genre / Form
Topical
- Actresses
- Athletes
- Children
- Democratic National Convention (1972 : Miami Beach, Fla.)
- Feminists--United States
- Journalists
- Lawyers
- Models (Persons)
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Older people
- Photographers
- Political conventions
- Service industries
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements
- Women's rights
- Women--New York (State)--New York
- Women--Political activity
- Women--United States
- Youth--United States
Subject
- Friedan, Betty (Person)
- Holtzman, Elizabeth (Person)
- Kennedy, Florynce, 1916-2000 (Person)
- National Organization for Women (Organization)
- National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) (Organization)
- Title
- Henry, Diana Mara. Photographs of Diana Mara Henry, 1969-1985: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00622
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.